Oil-can



(NoModeL) J. H. WOLFE.

OIL CAN.

Pate'nted Deo. 21,1897.

W/TNESSES i I a?" Mxkm- ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. WOLFF, OF ROSEVILLE, OHIO.

OIL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 596,046, dated December21, 1897.

Application filed January 11, 1897- Serial No. 618,761. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. WOLFE, aciti- .zen of the United States,residing at Roseville, in the county of Muskingum and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and use-' ful Improvements in Oil-Cans; I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription oftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in oil-cans and it consists in apivoted lever, combined with an endwise-moving spring-actuated rod whichis placed upon the top of the oil-can, and which rod has a turningmovement and is provided with means for stopping a vent-hole, and meansupon its outer end for closing the spout, all of which will be morefully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide an oil-can with means which islocated wholly upon its top for simultaneously opening a vent and thespout, whereby the flow of oil from the can is not started until the endof the spout reaches the desired position, and the flow can be instantlyout off.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an oil-canto which my invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

A represents an oil-can of any suitable construction, and which hasprojecting from its top, close to the handle B, a wire 0, which issoldered to the handle, in order to brace it in position, and which wireserves as a fulcrum upon which the lever D is pivoted. This lever D iscurved in such a manner as to project backwardly over the handle,whereit is in position to be readily moved by the thumb of the hand holdingthe can.

Secured tothe top of the can are the two guides F, which merely serve asbearings for the rod G, which extends across the top of the can, and hasits rear end to bear against,

or be loosely connected to the lower end of the lever. Also secured tothe top of the can is a third guide H, through which the twisted orspiral portion of the rod passes and which guide causes the rod to havea turning move ment as it is forced endwise by the lever and spring.Applied to the rod between the two guides G is a spiral spring I, whichserves to return the rod and the lever instantly to position when theyare left free to move. Also secured to the rod at any suitable point isa cover J, which closes a vent in the top of the can for the admissionof air. When the rod is moved endwise by the lever, the rod turns aboutone-half around, and in doing so lifts the cover from the vent-hole andat the same time moves the cover .0 for the end of the spout Q outwardlyandupwardly from the mouth of the spout, leaving the air free to enterthe vent and the oilto flow from the spout at the same time. The cover 0is made cupshaped and contains a piece of rubber, cork, or othermaterial, which serves to close the mouth of the spout, so that noleakage can take place even if the can should be upset.

As will be seen, the operating parts consist merely of a lever pivotedupon the handle and an endwise-moving partially-rotating springactuatedrod carrying two small covers and a spring, and that these parts arelocated entirely upon the top of the can, where they can be readily gotat for purposes of repair should they ever become injured.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A can provided with ahandle, a support attached to the handle, a lever pivoted upon thesupport, .and a spring-actuated endwisemoving and partially-rotating rodplaced upon the top of the can, and which rod is formed into or providedwith a spiral at a point between its ends, combined with a suitableguide 72, upon the top of the can, through which the spiral passes forthe purpose of causing the rod to partially rotate, an arm projectingfrom the rod, and carrying a cover to close the vent, suitable guidesattached to the can for retaining the rod in position, and a cover uponthe outer end of the rod for closing the spout, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. WOLFE.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WILLIAMS, JAMES W. MCCOY.

